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by sapling-ginger 746 days ago
HN: NPM is full of trash, anyone can put any garbage package on it, even is-even.

Also HN: WTF Google doesn't just allow anyone to put any garbage on the Play store, this is bullshit.
2 comments
Baloo 746 days ago
Okay.. but I have to pay $25 to have access to Google Play Console and submit ID documents, it's not really the same as NPM.

This 20 tester requirement also does very little to actually improve quality or stop 'garbage' from being listed.

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morbicer 746 days ago
a) HN is more than 1 person. People will have various opinions

b) NPM is a repo for open source. Garbage can be easily inspected. I have no issues with packages I am using. Decompiling APKs is not something I am keen to do

c) 20 testers won’t raise Play store quality. Scammers already have click farms or can purchase this for cheap. Better automated review tools and more importantly more humans in loop can help the quality. Maybe submitting code to 3rd party to get some “seal of approval” (not mandatory but boosting score?)

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